Chris Hansen
Club Member
First let me start by saying that I am a perfectionist, and really didn't even put much effort into this because I wasn't planning on keeping these lights anyways. When I bought my 2nd F body (red 98 Z28) the car was mint aside from the common horribly faded/yellow haze head lights. On my old 2000 Z28, I tried a Meguires wet sand restore kit and I think they turned out worse than what I started with, so when I bought this 3M kit I was hesitant, and already prepared to just buy a new set of headlights. But a friend swore by this kit so I gave it a shot.
It's really easy to do, I probably spent 15-20 minutes on each headlight. It calls for a dry sand of 500, and 800 grit, and wet sand of 3000 followed by a rubbing compound with a foam pad. 3m suggests a 1200-1500 rpm drill. I noticed mine had a 600rpm max. So I busted out my 3000 rpm Binford 6800 air speed drill and regulated the pressure down to 35ish for an estimated 1,500 rpm speed. What a difference. These things look brand new, and only cost me 20.00 plus tax for the kit. I still can't believe how nice they turned out.
Just wanted to share with you guys, anyone who has this problem, try this kit out, it's incredible.
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It's really easy to do, I probably spent 15-20 minutes on each headlight. It calls for a dry sand of 500, and 800 grit, and wet sand of 3000 followed by a rubbing compound with a foam pad. 3m suggests a 1200-1500 rpm drill. I noticed mine had a 600rpm max. So I busted out my 3000 rpm Binford 6800 air speed drill and regulated the pressure down to 35ish for an estimated 1,500 rpm speed. What a difference. These things look brand new, and only cost me 20.00 plus tax for the kit. I still can't believe how nice they turned out.
Just wanted to share with you guys, anyone who has this problem, try this kit out, it's incredible.
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